The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.

Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at thu
Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK, Jan, 4-Flour steady and fairly
active; receipts, "a, 791 brls; exports, 7,491 brs
and 48902 sacks; sales, "a, 500 brls; common to
choice white wheat Western extra, S. a005;
fancy white wheat Western extra, S.. 100550.
Wheat-Cash lots about lie and options 1a q &c
lower, closing heavy; more doing for export;
speculation fairly active; receipts, 81, 700 bu;
ports. 1879, 030 bu; sales. 6,872000 bu futures,
and 800, 900 bu spot; ungraded spring. $3.50; No
spring, 93Ac; ungradsd red, So q 98c; No. red,
9lac No. red, 90 a 93ac in elevator. 93s % 94sc
0. b., 94a 95c afoat; No. red, 96ac; No.
white. Csc; extra red 96ac; ungraded white, 80 q
8Sc: No red January 92a a 93ac, closing at
92ac; February, 932 csc. closing at 93ac; March,
954 95sc, closing at 95ac; April 96s a Cite, clos
ing at 96sc; May. 972 900, closing at 97sc; June,
9Sa 90c. closing at 984c August, 99s a ST. O0s,
closing at 99sc; December, ST. o. al .04s, closing
| at 81 o..
Corn lower, closing heavy; receipts. ia, $50
bu; exports 16 Coo bu; sales, 392, 900 bu futures
| and 104, 900 bu spot; ungraded. 464 40c No. 3.
elevator, 4sac afoat, No. 2. January, 47A0475c.
closing at 47Ac; February, 4ss 48sc, closing at
| 48sc; May, 51a a $50, closing at 5lac.
Oats-Mixed steady, white higher; receipts,
| 81 $50 bu; exports, ID bH mixed Western, 36 a
| &c; white Western, 80 043c.
Hay quiet
| Hops duiet and generally steady.
Coffee Fair Rio firm at 15c; options active
and higher; sales &c, $50 bags; closed quiet; Jan
uary - 80 a ID 40c; February, March, April and
| May, 1925 a 13. Soc. Sugar-Rsfned quiet and
| steady. Molasses dull. Rice steady.
| Tallow active and firm at 4. "a 5-l6c. Resin
| quiet
Eggs firm and in fair inquiry; receipts 1854
| packages; Western, 80 035c.
| Wool quiet and steady; domestic fleece, 80 a
3Sc; pulled, IA 035c; Texas, 9025c.
Pork easier and dull; mess quoted at SPA
| 1880 for one year old. Cut meats firm; picked
Western steam, spot, 6. 82a 06 Soc; January, "A
| 06 84c; February, 6.7906 90c; May, IS &c 99c;
April, g. ga 7O6c; May, I05 az. 15c; city steam.
| g. Coo.
Butter Arm and in fair demand; Elgin cream
cry. 33c. Cheese quiet and firm; Western fat,
| IL a 123c.
Copper steady Lead quiet.
CHICAGO. Jan. 4-Thers was a marked
slump" III the price Of wheat to-day, the closing
figures of the day ranging nearly &c under those
| Of yesterday. Sales of wheat for May delivery
were reported at Size on the ''eurb" before regu
lar trading hours or at about the same figures as
at the close yesterday. The first official sales on
| Change. however. we're at Size, with few sales
as high as size. The offerings in the pit, how
ever, at once became so numerous and heavy
that sharp decline to S6Ac followed, when the
market rallied trife, but again took down
| ward turn under large offerings of 'long' wheat
aud free hammering by the bears,
There were all sorts of rumore tt
account for the sudden transition from the
firm showing made yesterday, one of which
was that the New York exporters were free
sellers of wheat purchased yesterday The low
est price of the day for May delivery 85s a
SEC, touched near the close of the Afternoon
| trading closing at SEC. Corn fairly active
| and ruled easier, sympathizing very closely with
wheat The market opened &c lower, declined
a0sc additional and closed at about inside
prices. The receipts were large and the ship
ping inquiry was light. Oats were moderately
active and easier. closing about 4c lower TIL,
increased receipts Of hogs of improved qualit,
and the liberal stocks of product reported OF
hand had weakening influence on the provision
closing at inside figures. Lard fell off 174c PEI
pound, and short ribs ruled 12A a l5c lower pc
| 100 pounds.